Name: Citrus-Braised Pork
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Orange juice - 2 cups; Yellow onion, sliced - 1; Freshly squeezed lime juice - ½ cup; Extra-virgin olive oil - ½ cup; Garlic, smashed - 10 cloves; Dark brown sugar - 2 tablespoons; Kosher salt - 1 ½ tablespoons; Dried oregano - 1 tablespoon; Ground cumin - 1 tablespoon; Freshly grated lime zest - 2 teaspoons; Freshly ground black pepper - 2 teaspoons; Dried bay leaves - 2; Bone-in pork shoulder roast - 3 ½ pounds

Ingredients for - Citrus-Braised Pork

1. Orange juice 2 cups

2. Yellow onion, sliced 1

3. Freshly squeezed lime juice ½ cup

4. Extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup

5. Garlic, smashed 10 cloves

6. Dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons

7. Kosher salt 1 ½ tablespoons

8. Dried oregano 1 tablespoon

9. Ground cumin 1 tablespoon

10. Freshly grated lime zest 2 teaspoons

11. Freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons

12. Dried bay leaves 2

13. Bone-in pork shoulder roast 3 ½ pounds

How to cook deliciously - Citrus-Braised Pork

1 . Stage

Mix orange juice, onion, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, salt, oregano, cumin, lime zest, pepper, and bay leaves in a heavy Dutch oven. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove Dutch oven from the refrigerator and cover tightly with aluminum foil.

3 . Stage

Bake pork in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 1/2 hours. Flip pork carefully. Replace foil and bake for 1 hour more. Remove aluminum foil. Continue baking uncovered, turning once halfway through, until pork falls apart and marinade is reduced, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

4 . Stage

Remove pork from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Shred pork in the Dutch oven using 2 forks; mix shredded pork with the reduced marinade. Discard bay leaves.